On Thursday, PJXM was given notice that Facebook will soon end news content sharing on its platform.

PJXM will remain on Facebook and use Meta Business Suite to continue posting certain content to the platform for users outside Canada. For those in Canada, our content is always posted to X (Twitter) and the website http://www.pjxmnews.me. The PJXM website remains AD free for the time being.

PJXM can also be found using Bing and Yahoo search engine results!

Below is the message from Meta…

In response to the Online News Act, content from global news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available to people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada.

People in Canada will no longer view or share news on Facebook and Instagram, including news content posted by news outlets. In addition, people in Canada will no longer see links or content from any news outlet Pages or Accounts.

News outlet Pages/Accounts located in Canada will no longer see the content from their Page/Account. If they wish to view or edit their content, they can log into Meta Business Suite. News outlet Pages/Accounts, both inside and outside of Canada, will still be able to post news links and content; however, content will not be viewable in Canada. News outlet Pages/Accounts will continue to have access to advertising tools.

Meta’s review team identifies news outlets based on legislative definitions. News outlets include undertakings whose primary purpose is to produce news content, in any format (including an audio or audiovisual format), that reports on, investigates or explains current issues or events of public interest.

You can learn more about Meta’s position on Canada’s Online News Act here.

Want to read the Google version of this? Click here to see what they have to say.

Bill C-18 will take effect in December 2023, six months after it was announced.